Clint Eastwood’sSullyhas one of the most tense, nail-biting plane-landing sequences ever put to film. Based on the real-life story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s “Miracle on the Hudson,” Sully features Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckart as pilots flying US Airways Flight 1549 on the morning both of its engines failed shortly after takeoff. As the plane begins its descent into the Hudson River, we see diverse groups of New York civil servants galvanized into action, all of them attempting to save innocent passengers’ lives. It’s riveting and inspiring, even as we already know how this particular story will end.

Unfortunately, the rest of the film is not as compelling, featuring a few interesting ideas about the events of that day that are never fully explored. See my full video review of Sully below.Read More »

The last few movies Clint Eastwood made based on real people didn’t turn out so well. J. Edgar, The Jersey Boys, and even his biggest hit as a filmmaker, AmericanSniper,are strangely cold and clinical movies. The same goes for Changeling and Invictus, but let’s hope that’s not the case withSully, which comes out later this year and starsTom Hanks. Below, check out the first Sully trailer to see Tom Hanks’ transformation into Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.